The Cooperator News

New data reveal company progress on deforestation

KAMPALA, MAY 27, 2024 – New data from the Accountability Framework initiative [AFi] and Carbon Disclosure Project [CDP] show that achievement of deforestation- and conversion-free supply chains is possible, but still uncommon…

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Three online learning modules launched for coop leaders in Canada

OTTAWA, May 26, 2024 – The National Education Committee has launched three brand new eLearning modules to support staff and Boards of Directors in governing and managing their cooperatives effectively. The National…

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Excitement as sub-county in Masindi district gets first govt secondary school

MASINDI, May 26, 2024 – Leaders in Masindi district have launched the construction of a Shs 2.7 billion first-ever government secondary school in Miirya Sub-county. The parents welcomed the project with joy…

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ICA Asia-Pacific set to hold Women CEOs’ Summit in Hanoi

HANOI, May 25, 2024 – In an effort to amplify the voices of women leaders in the cooperative sector, the International Cooperative Alliance Asia-Pacific [ICA-AP], ICA-AP Committee on Women, and the Vietnam…

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Alebtong youth benefit from Shs 69mln piggery project

ALEBTONG, May 25, 2024 – A Shs 69 million piggery project expected to boost the livelihoods of the youth in Alebtong district has been launched. The project is an initiative of  Dr.…

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FPU embarks on sensitisation of communities against illegal fishing

NTOROKO, May 25, 2024 – The Uganda People’s Defence Forces Fisheries Protection Unit [FPU] led by the unit commander, Lt. Col. Mercy Tukahirwa has embarked on sensitising fishing communities against illegal fishing.…

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Uganda named top investment destination in Africa

ENTEBBE, May 24, 2024 – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni recently received an award that ranks Uganda as a top investment destination on the African continent. Uganda beat six other nations to emerge…

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Tayebwa urges Europeans to invest in Uganda’s coffee sector

KAMPALA, May 24, 2024 – Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has called for the support of visiting Germany legislators to push the rest of the European Union [EU] countries to import…

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Land Squeeze: Soaring land prices, grabs and carbon schemes threaten food production, experts warn

KAMPALA, May 24, 2024 – Soaring land prices, land grabs, and carbon schemes create an unprecedented ‘land squeeze’, threatening farmers and food production. This reveals a comprehensive new report by the International…

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Coffee importers speed up shipments before EU deforestation law, says ICO

LONDON, May 24, 2024 – Coffee importers have increased the pace of shipments recently, seeking to escape problems after December when the European Union’s Regulation on Deforestation Free Products [EUDR] enters into…

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